Unsettled Review - No One Said Space Would Be Fun (But Turns Out It Is)

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Lost amidst the surreal and bizarre unknowns of the far reaches of the cosmos, your crew of explorers must pull together to discover the resources necessary to survive the long journey home.
Unsettled is a 2-4 player cooperative survival adventure set in the wondrous and unnerving fringes of uncharted space. There are no enemies and no combat, only an environment where every step, every breath, every particle around you could mean immediate, terrifying, death. Enemies are the least of your concerns.
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0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:29 - Game Overview
0:08:20 - Ease of Play
0:10:55 - Player Count
0:12:13 - What I Like
0:15:58 - What I Don't Like
0:18:15 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:20:38 - Final Thoughts
0:22:50 - Recommendations
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@tommattson3145 2 жыл бұрын

This is currently my favorite video. :-) My wife and I made a date out of watching it. Wonderful, wonderful stuff Alex. Keep being you.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom :) Glad to see the campaign doing well.

@david_hodarispiele 2 жыл бұрын

Love Unsettled so much! Amazingly done! I can't agree with the "limit of replayability". Yes, if you are playing the same task over and over again it will get stale. BUT having 6 planets with 3 tasks gives you 18 tasks. If you play them in order you will not know what the first one did to a level where you miss the replayability. ^^ At least thats my thinking. To play a longer game like Unsettled 18 times will take me at least 1-1,5 years. So I will be ready to begin again after that 😊

@gregbrutsche2 2 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering if the ‘base box’ laying out the framework and each planet having their own set of rules can be likened to Final Girl? Is Unsettled a multiplayer space themed version of Final Girl?

@JohnClem56 2 жыл бұрын

We're loving Unsettled so far and really enjoy the writing which is excellent at setting the feel for your surroundings and why you are pursuing certain objectives. We also really like the writing style. It doesn't take itself too seriously and is done with a wry sense of humor (you can almost hear the author's smirk) without being silly. And the gameplay mechanics, player interaction, and puzzle solving means there is a great game there as well! We also really like Vindication. ON has set the bar really high for themselves with 2 excellent initial games!

@UKDagnar 2 жыл бұрын

Great review, Unsettled is an amazing game in so many ways, I've spent days after playing thinking about where I went wrong, what I could have done differently. Yes the planet is different everytime you land because of the randomness in the tile layout and the shuffled decks which as you say can lead to RNG unfairness but that also presents the replayability allowing you to try the missions multiple times, without the RNG the planets would have 0 replayability. Looking forward to the new KS for what new planets they release. I feel like a further related project would be possible at some point in the future introducing some form of campaign where you get to travel the galaxy landing on the different planets to obtain items / clues / characters that would advance a storyline, a real Mass Effect feel to the game already. Shout out to Orange Nebula for the tactility and visual appeal of the components, few games have me marvelling at each card artwork before I read the text / icons on it and those trays so functional and time saving for tear down & set up, they really knocked it out of the park.

@Celebrian666 2 жыл бұрын

Have you looked at ISS Vanguard?

@inoutsoccer11 2 жыл бұрын

Love the production quality and space theme of this. Going to keep an eye on the KS. I have ISS Vanguard coming this year (hopefully) and I’m not sure if there’s need for 2 coop space games? Also still have to get Familiar tales and roll player adventures to the table. Hmmm so many games! Thanks for the video! Edit: you answered my ISS Vanguard question at the very end 😄

@TheSchaef47 2 жыл бұрын

This is a new favorite of mine and I immediately ran to back the new planets.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds right :)

@realarete9544 2 жыл бұрын

I have really enjoyed this at 2-player count. Great video and good morning Sir. Will be keeping an eye on the new KS ... BUT I still have a few planets to play yet ... Do I need more? Always the question, we all know the answer .. ugh :-)

@Jonaelize 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! How would you compare it to 7th continent? Which one do you like more?

@Faent89 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What an awesome video...which is terrible for me since I'm so torn on whether or not to back this game. I missed the first KS and now this one is bigger and better. I definitely do not need this game, nor would it make sense based on how little space I have left on my shelf. It's also VERY expensive for the All-In (I backed Arydia already)... Darn you Alex, you've made my decision even tougher! Lol P.S. SO glad and proud to see you have Xia up on your wall. It's definitely my number one sandbox/exploration. Unsettled actually reminds me A LOT of Far Away by Cherry Picked Games (another sandbox/exploration but simpler and for just 2 players).

@herr_der_spiele 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the Review. Think i need to take a closer Look to the current Kickstarter.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

It's great :)

@herr_der_spiele 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameCo okok got me... i will pledge 🤷‍♂️

@tonybowers9490 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. You do an amazing job on your videos. I always appreciate your insight and opinion. Especially so, because we have similar tastes in games. Unfortunately, I have way too many games and now I want Unsettled! :-)

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Lol sorry

@successfulgeek 2 жыл бұрын

Great review for a game I still really need to table. Wonder if I should try solo first to get the feel of it and make the teach a little easier...

@user-cs9sy6zc2i Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried 'Far Away'? It's a 2p only co-op that feels similar yet different to unsettled. There's more overhead controlling the fauna on each world but it has a very organic an interesting feel to it. It's also $50 total

@RiHa_Games 2 жыл бұрын

Went all in because of you, my double favourite KZfaqr😜

@villagetale7450 3 ай бұрын

Do you still recommend it now that there is seemingly only 2 planets getting sold and nowhere to find the other ones?

@davidmirman6929 2 жыл бұрын

Alex have you ever played Far Away? Also has survival in space and exploation. Two player only, no alpha possible due to a cool limited communication mechanism. Unsettled looks interesting but not getting it because I have Far Away and backed Akarios.

@RuffneckPenny 2 жыл бұрын

How many planets would you recommend getting for someone just starting out with the system?

@tashacraven 2 жыл бұрын

Would also like to know which ones to get!

@ryanb1617 2 жыл бұрын

The base game comes with Wenora and Grakkis

@stevenmill9887 2 жыл бұрын

Anybody know what the game is on the 2nd row down, last on the left? Lovely box art

@rogerstone9353 2 жыл бұрын

Dice Throne Adventures

@tostare 3 ай бұрын

I love this game but I agree that it's hard to pick up. I agree that it could do with a small "Tutorial planet" which only uses the core ruleset and no modifiers.

@BoardGameCo 3 ай бұрын

Yep!

@CheddahSlammer 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, was trying to pass this one, but I think you sold me on it, which is bad because their are already so many games I am getting this month, and so many good ones coming up.

@sachiel123 2 жыл бұрын

I love the game. I also think 3 is the best number of players and 1 the worst. Also, the graphic design and art of the game is amazing, REALLY good. This is my first game from orange nebula, I think they totally nailed their kickstarter, by timing, updates and by expressing their vision and what I was getting (managing expectations). I'm totally looking forward to their next projects, and well try vindication.

@Sismanski 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, so I've backed ISS Vanguard and Space Kraken. Even though I clearly can see the differences, there also are many similarities. So for someone who already is waiting for those two mentioned games, would Unsettled still be worth getting, or is it just too much of the same/similar?

@redviego6714 2 жыл бұрын

"Dying can be fun" ... didn't think I'd ever see that as a sentence.

@MerrillWhiteKalEl 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was also the theme of Robinson Crusoe

@AdamJorgensen 2 жыл бұрын

You need to play more co-ops ;-)

@MerrillWhiteKalEl 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamJorgensen I have, just saying that game wants you to die

@DodgerB763 2 жыл бұрын

Dwarf fortress.

@millehdk Жыл бұрын

I just started my Unsettled journey - I backed the original Kickstarter - but only got it on the table now. I've played the first planet 3 times (teaching it to different people) - and I absolutely love this game. Went back and late-pledged the second kickstarter campaign. Has anyone played this game for months now - and maybe have any thought on replayability down the road?

@scotttimko2036 2 жыл бұрын

This seems like a similar game to primal the awakening.. expect replace different monsters in primal with different planets in Unsettled. Both have you solving an escalating puzzle in a cooperative fashion. If you had to choose primal or unsettled, which do you think you would choose?

@sethwinslow 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. I've enjoyed it as a 3 player and two player. So far, I've only played the first world (Winora), and I'm still waiting to get it back to the table for a second planet. What do you advice for a game including both experienced Unsettled players and newbies? DO you still suggest Winora? I think it might be easier to overcome the alpha player problem if everyone is exploring what is a new world for them.

@JohnClem56 2 жыл бұрын

That's one way to prevent alpha player problem. I've played one scenario with 2 different groups. On the second time through for me, I just let the new players make the decisions and only helped with rules or if they had questions. Of course I knew how the overarching plot line would play out but the 2 games felt quite different since map tiles, discoveries/anomalies, and traits were all different from the first play so the puzzle was still unique and engaging for me.

@kongo621 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a comparison to be made between this and ISS Vanguard?

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely...one I'll likely do once the final iss arrives

@ACosmonaut 2 жыл бұрын

I've been eagerly anticipating the new Kickstarter because I wasn't in the hobby when the first one launched. It's right up my alley.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice :)

@joshuamccartney7712 2 жыл бұрын

Are they reprinting this in a new kickstarter?

@ACosmonaut 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuamccartney7712 Yes! With some extra planets. Launches this Tuesday.

@DStroke666 2 жыл бұрын

Many of my players said, it is far too long while doing always nearly the same (except the cards) and just two actions (dies), because one has to rest.

@craigfindlater 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance of a video ranking all the planets?

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't yet played them all sorry :(

@ketami2 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking into ISS Vanguard and this may be an ignorant question but how do you compare that game to Unsettled? From what I gather unsettled is more resource management while ISS Vanguard is more narrative. What else?

@beastofthedevil96 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if they will add more languages in this kickstarter

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know unfortunately

@JohnnyMcNabb63 2 жыл бұрын

How many planets do you think we actually need ? Core comes with 2 or last Kickstarter total was 6 then this adds 2 more for a total of 8. Is it all or nothing ?

@Ichthyodactyl 2 жыл бұрын

There are 9 total planets so far. The new 'core' pledge comes with the framework and 2 planets, but there are other options. Having not played the game yet myself and judging solely on reviews and playthroughs i've seen, You will probably not find a single planet to have enough replayability alone. You will get significantly more replayability the more planets you have, but of course then you deal with space/investment concerns. I'd say 2 as the bare minimum makes sense, but you would realistically play 6 games with those 2 planets without repeating content, so unless you're increasing difficulty or playing with a new group, 2 may not be enough. Edit: It also comes to mind now that they are releasing more tasks for the first few planets so that may help some.

@rawkyle9385 2 жыл бұрын

Have you watched The Dice Tower’s four square review? Tom gave it a really low score while the other three rated it very high. I’m really unsure about this one.

@svachalek 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen that one too. I think with reviewers you really need to figure out which ones like what you like and work from that. Like do you tend to agree more with Tom, Zee, Mike, or one of the others? How about dear Alex here? I only pay attention to scores if I think the reviewer thinks a lot like me. Otherwise you can still pay attention to their positives and negatives and see what you think about that, are the complaints things that bother you, do the fun things actually sound fun to you, etc.

@redviego6714 2 жыл бұрын

So any chance of doing a video talking about board games that have good minis only? With a lot of dnd community coming into board games, it would help knowing what games to look for beyond zombicide.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean? Just focusing on minis and nothing else?

@MerrillWhiteKalEl 2 жыл бұрын

Surprising to me they are running a new Kickstarter when Vindication delivery is behind schedule.

@Searril 2 жыл бұрын

Normally I would agree, but I wouldn't doubt Orange Nebula will deliver. I just don't see them being "like that" if you catch my drift.

@wodmarach 2 жыл бұрын

It's essentially a reprint yes they're adding a few more planets but the bulk of it is just some small fixes

@AdamJorgensen 2 жыл бұрын

Game companies do things in parallel, so starting a new one when another is being finished is common. It's not a huge issue unless you end up like Petersen games...

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Ya, only one other ks in the queue makes them tame by comparison, completely normal for product lifecycles.

@JohnClem56 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameCo They may also have pushed it up a little based on the fact that they were really hit by the astronomical increase in shipping costs on Unsettled. They've said that they actually ended up losing money on the first Unsettled KS due to that. I don't blame them for wanting to get some additional sales as soon as possible to allow them to continue making great games.

@simonsanchezj Жыл бұрын

Would you recommend this over ISS Vanguard?

@BoardGameCo Жыл бұрын

Not for me, I prefer the ability puzzle here over the strong narrative immersion in ISS

@EfrainRiveraJunior 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta try Vindication.

@Ichthyodactyl 2 жыл бұрын

It's honestly one of my favorite resource management games now. The base game alone creates a very well-balanced system but there is SO MUCH you can add to it if you want to mix it up.

@move3spaces246 2 жыл бұрын

Is it coop?

@NatanelApfel 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the game might be a little over produced.. Though Im still really hooked by the setting and the big exploratory fantasy. Ill probably still get it as soon as it hits retail shelves/is available online xD

@HeeeeySteve 2 жыл бұрын

The unsettled promo video is just 😘👌

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@Sebastian-rt9qf 2 жыл бұрын

Really looking forward to this relaunch. What are your thoughts on the replayability for each planet? As you've managed to solve the puzzle for that planet? For instance, if you would only have the core box with two planets. How often do you think you could play these two planets? Note: you mention this at the end of the video. I think it has me concerned.

@Searril 2 жыл бұрын

Each planet gives you what amounts to 3 scenarios, so base game would be, effectively, 6 scenarios. Think about other games and if you'd be happy if a particular one had 6 scenarios, and you can probably get an idea of what you'd think.

@Sebastian-rt9qf 2 жыл бұрын

@@Searril thanks

@Searril 2 жыл бұрын

I should've also mentioned, Orange Nebula also sells planet boxes on their website, so you could just buy the core box and pick up the planets later.

@JohnClem56 2 жыл бұрын

I think you'd get more than 6 plays out of the 6 scenarios because the puzzle changes based on changes to the inputs (map tile locations/effects, discoveries/anomalies, traits, etc). But the second time through would not be quite as interesting because you will lose the fun of discovering the story twists and turns you had the first time through. However, it would still be a compelling cooperative euro-style optimization puzzle. Agree with Searril regarding possibly picking up core box and then adding planets later if you are unsure. There are currently 6 but looks like next KS this month will be releasing 2 more. So that's 18-24 scenarios before you'd repeat and even then you still have a nice puzzle with subsequent plays.

@rogerstone9353 2 жыл бұрын

What solo games left your collection because of this game?

@seaneusantos4031 2 жыл бұрын

Sold.

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

It's worth it :)

@elqord.1118 2 жыл бұрын

Looks nice but they done screwed up with that absolutely ridiculous pricing

@dav1dgear 2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of reviewer kinda get confused between the different of Replayability and Content. Playing a new scenario in a new planet is not replayability it's content. Playing the same scenario in the same planet is replayability. So this game has 18 different scenario you can play (3 in each planet), that's the content you can play it 18 times without replaying anything. Pass that I think I would only be interested in playing the same scenario in the same planet one more time, so in total 36 plays. Definitely not a lot of replayability, rather small in fact, but that is not necessarily a bad think since this game has a lot of content to begin with. And they might released new planet in the future.

@jbirzer 2 жыл бұрын

That's assuming you beat the scenario the first time. There are also mechanisms to adjust the difficulty.

@dav1dgear 2 жыл бұрын

@@jbirzer I do not know how the game increase the difficulty. If it's just less time to complete then I believe it won't matter. But if it's introduce new event, objectives, etc then it should increase replayability I agree. But this doesn't change the fact that content doe not equal replayability. This game has a lot of content, doesn't mean it has replayability. The same goes for games like hanamikoji, it has barely any content but it has a lot of replayability. As a reviewer you shouldn't confuse one with the other.

@aSyphodias 2 жыл бұрын

Watched some playthrough for this and it's definitely not for me. Glad some enjoy though!

@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын

I find playthroughs fascinating...I don't imagine if enjoy watching this one played.

@aSyphodias 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameCo for sure I could be wrong, but it's an expensive hobby so usually I have to budget for games that give me a good feeling when watching some gameplay.

@The_RedVIII 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to get this game, but I just bought the Frostpunk board game and am about to buy the Steamdeck and this game is about 100 bucks, so unfortunately I have to pass. Hope you can still get it at a later date again.